Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Say the word slowly and listen to the first sound: s… sun. Match it with a picture or a letter that starts the same way. For x, listen to the end of the word: fo-x, bo-x.
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- 1.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) van (c) tea
- 2.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wolf (b) tent (c) tap
- 3.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 4.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 5.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 6.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) soap
- 9.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 10.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) web (b) violin (c) tub
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tap (c) six
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turkey (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 14.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) yarn
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) box (c) umbrella
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) ox
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) zebra
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tap (c) window
- 24.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) web
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) saw (c) six
- 26.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tooth (b) tiger (c) sun
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) up
- 28.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) zebra
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 30.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 31.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tomato (b) tiger (c) soap
- 32.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tooth (b) window (c) van
- 33.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wave (b) window (c) zebra
- 34.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 35.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) window (b) tent (c) zip
- 37.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tent (b) six (c) up
- 38.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) tub
- 40.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
Answer key
- watch
- wolf
- t
- z
- s
- t
- van
- zero
- s
- tub
- volcano
- sun
- umbrella
- zip
- box
- yo-yo
- yarn
- ox
- zebra
- violin
- turtle
- wolf
- umbrella
- saw
- six
- sun
- tea
- web
- u
- s
- soap
- window
- zebra
- u
- watermelon
- tent
- tent
- z
- sock
- y
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